1889th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles
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Today's video story: A German charity event to help starving African children has come under fire, after a woman filed a complaint that the name of the event's offensive. She forced the organizers to delete its Facebook page, in order not to spread racism online, but organizers claim they were well intentioned.
Focus of the day story: Justice Secretary Liz Truss is scrapping time limits that prevent victims of domestic violence from seeking legal aid for family court hearings on child custody and contact. Currently, victims have to demonstrate that they have been targeted by their abuser in the past five years in order to qualify for legal aid for private family law proceedings. The alternative is that they represent themselves, which often means confronting their abuser in court. Full story - New Law Journal
Saturday Conversations on Law |
- Solicitors’ fees should not pay for LeO expansion – Law Society | Law Gazette https://t.co/DkO5NbwCsu
- Further fee cuts ‘obtuse’, top legal aid firms tell MoJ | Law Gazette https://t.co/qoS3iNgatl
- BSB: end perception of youth courts as ‘forum for advocacy practice’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/MIppQpBB8r
- Former mayor Lutfur Rahman to face SDT hearing next week | Law Gazette https://t.co/gByisTEZKg
- Domestic violence evidence requirement removed | Law Gazette https://t.co/FpdlV75PYK
- MoJ confirms hike in probate fees | Law Gazette https://t.co/zoysFL6OPV
- Truss slashes discount rate but warns of impact on NHS | Law Gazette https://t.co/DP9Ce57SOM
- Slater and Gordon writes down value of UK business by £216m | Law Gazette https://t.co/akb7hIAWlF
- New call to respect legal professional privilege | Law Gazette https://t.co/iKrmW72HY7
- Lawyers wanted for the reserves | Law Gazette https://t.co/0Cz38ed3Y9
- Leading firm checks out informal appraisals and signals end of the PDR | Law Gazette https://t.co/FVnoDToATJ
- UK firms face Brexit free trade blow in South Korea | Law Gazette https://t.co/gfNxhNOr0Y
- Prison and Courts Bill | Law Gazette https://t.co/zchSMZmTb4
- Lawyers vow to fight on over small claims curbs | Law Gazette https://t.co/S5osoTGYDC
- Jurisdictions attending the annual meeting of European bar presidents report on developments | Law Gazette https://t.co/2P2Lw35fl2
- Practice guidance will strengthen the crucial relationship between solicitors and legacy professionals | Law Gazette https://t.co/PHK63rrfjL
- My legal life: Sivan Gelb, Partner, Michael Conn Goldsobel, London | Law Gazette https://t.co/bp9iHpcRQ1
- Victory for ‘Argos’ software firm in IP case | Law Gazette https://t.co/A5CMe6fNoH
- Lord Chancellor cuts personal injury discount rate | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/A7UJd3ZjNo
- Lawyers must embrace wider ‘professional services’ approach | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/gdPPhC8gbl
- TRANSGENDER BOY WINS GIRLS STATE WRESTLING CROWN #US... https://t.co/qWp8m4mVf8
- No, Bill Maher Did Not Take Down Milo Yiannopoulos. A 16-Year-Old Girl Did... https://t.co/FnBR6FcwwT
- Insurance premiums 'set to soar' after compensation changes https://t.co/3q1wvagPPK
- #Philippine Abu Sayyaf jihadists behead #German hostage in video https://t.co/tbTaJ1Vpux
- #Trump lays out hike in military spending #US https://t.co/QHbVoNwnBZ
- Waterstones under fire for secret shops https://t.co/keiQ8XlWQM
- Simon Cowell burglary: Man guilty of stealing £1m of gems https://t.co/i9xI9Jz5qk
- #Armenian attempts to disrupt Khojaly commemoration concert in Paris backfire catastrophically #Azerbaijan https://t.co/oFIc5ExaCX
- NHS misplaced half a million patient documents https://t.co/1WV96lIGsj
- Government targets sexting and cyberbullying https://t.co/hXWpOjOxgF
- London Stock Exchange/Deutsche Boerse merger in doubt https://t.co/6x001r1mPe
- A34 fatal crash driver meets victim's girlfriend https://t.co/UB9gf3JIU5
- 'Soft coup is underway' against Jeremy Corbyn, declares John McDonnell. https://t.co/80qa7gRmdt
- Right-wingers are flipping out over a message an #Iranian filmmaker sent to the Oscars #US https://t.co/50RrxJemOY
- Oscars 2017: How did the La La Land/Moonlight mix-up happen? The accountants messed it up! https://t.co/r42m96oqHY
- Border agents stopped Muhammad Ali Jr. Here’s how we can all fight back #US https://t.co/eB6o5LhnrT
- Polish judges urged to 'fight every inch' for their independence https://t.co/3Lynik6DlV
- Prisons need more than extra money https://t.co/uR0UmVQ30K
- Thousands spent on judges' security amid growing hostility https://t.co/wwwOK1JYKD
- Utopian thinking: our prisons are broken – here’s how to fix them https://t.co/gFzexa7Ugc
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/BkxcdYXaVJ
- Children 'should be taught about pornography and sexting'? https://t.co/f28MADyA6f
- Labour MP Gerald Kaufman, who had cited #Israeli politicians as war ciminals dies https://t.co/liRnXQz5rQ
- Father of #US commando killed in Yemen refused to meet #Trump https://t.co/B8nRjOneD5
- The Brits hurrying to become German citizens https://t.co/K1VImnknsl
- BBC has ordered an investigation into reports TV licence fee collectors targeted vulnerable people https://t.co/whkGsGtjeI
- Energy bills: customer switching hits six-year high https://t.co/mZVYzAz9CR
- Child sex abuse inquiry public hearings to start https://t.co/LqGQdnRpKh
- Woman deported to #Singapore despite 27-year marriage by the Home Office https://t.co/R4k8oOJVZd
- Couple fighting refugee status, lose care of baby #NewZealand https://t.co/tPrzHh7R4N
- Fianna Fail increases pressure on under-fire Garda Commissioner #Ireland https://t.co/zBISyoqkw7
- Disability benefit changes needed to roll back 'some bizarre decisions' https://t.co/DgGZV8EFhJ
- Need to create an international tribunal and apply legal mechanisms for Khojaly genocide #Azerbaijan https://t.co/aW4CcIO3XR
- Edo Election Tribunal: Obaseki To Present Subpoenaed Witnesses #Nigeria https://t.co/gjjVaa4fzy
- Claims tribunal rebuffs insurer, asks it to pay victim's kin #India https://t.co/V8BTb1qDf4
- Confronting justice as Khmer Rouge tribunal drops case against Im Chaem #Cambodia... https://t.co/E2O5C3aOTd
- Magic circle firm adopts AI to simplify complex compliance issue | Legal Futures: https://t.co/ulYrE87V8N
- In-house lawyer wins tribunal agreement to remove practising restrictions | Legal Futures: https://t.co/jDvmNikr4z
- More dire results for Slater & Gordon as it admits survival depends on lenders | Legal Futures: https://t.co/N257WqjHRn
- Tackling the uncertain legal job market like an entrepreneur https://t.co/buIkqu769H
- Victoria to open night court following Bourke Street tragedy #Australia https://t.co/7IT63Eje4v
- Law Society rallies behind NT Chief Justice’s remarks on sentencing #Australia https://t.co/drzxCfG7aG
- Victoria Supreme Court welcomes new judicial registrars #Australia https://t.co/zQy1Oscodh
- Retired chief justice headlines golden Law Oration #Australia... https://t.co/Ff0wjdwQAT
- Why good leadership is the art of asking the right questions https://t.co/sw65qNymrB
- Tech course to add ‘extra dimension’ to legal education https://t.co/QjWoLNTpnc
- SME law firm benefits with disbursement funding #Australia https://t.co/1KgE6lRIlP
- New survey reveals #Australia's mid-tier firms are seeing “very healthy” revenue https://t.co/aVytaWf6xt
- Brisbane-based law firm cautions clients that careless social media posts could land them in court https://t.co/5x6Jgp0KTV
- The Round Up – locking up leakers for longer | UK Human Rights Blog https://t.co/mYTyKj3ngL
- R (o.t.a. Oakley) v. South Cambridgeshire District Council [2017] EWCA Civ 71, 15 February 2017 https://t.co/lRQF0W20vA
- Study finds AI and other technology less of a threat to lawyers' jobs than believed | Legal Futures: https://t.co/zb5nt4JsGE
- Lawyers will be able to replace work lost to online court, says government | Legal Futures: https://t.co/e5wuwY5Hwe
- PI reforms boost NAH share price but provoke fury from claimant lawyers | Legal Futures: https://t.co/Alx8EhnH7p
- Rating lawyers by their wins and losses – a good idea? | Legal Futures https://t.co/avytQVhUks
- #Jewish Labour Movement director investigated for violent threat https://t.co/OPa7ZjCdZ4
- The rich kids of #fascism: The alt-right did not start with Trump or Brexit https://t.co/voGX64SBuG
- How the #Israel lobby is using Owen Jones https://t.co/deR0RQWqJL
- What's behind attacks on foreigners in #SouthAfrica? https://t.co/ldrQ2OLUdC
- Five year old #Welsh girl died of asthma attack after GP turned her away... https://t.co/1dW97XhHtF
- #Germany hate crime: Nearly 10 attacks a day on migrants in 2016 https://t.co/QZkKgVKLio